Australia Food and Grocery Council

The food and grocery manufacturing sector pays wages and salaries of $11.3 billion
The industry’s workforce accounts for about 3 per cent of the population.
The food and grocery manufacturing industry consists of 22,608 businesses.
The industry provides around 24 million nutritious, affordable meals to Australians every day.
222,300 Australians are employed in the food, beverage and manufacturing industries, including half in rural and regional areas.
Australia’s $110 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry is the nation’s largest manufacturing sector.
Industry grew from $993 million in 2007-08 to $1.07 billion in 2011-12, an increase of 6.5 per cent.

AFGC is the leading national organisation representing Australia’s $108 billion food, drink and grocery manufacturing industry. Join AFGC The industry employs more than 312000 people across Australia including half in rural and regional areas.

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This section provides links to website containing useful information for the food, beverage and grocery manufacturing industry.

Government
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
Australian Taxation Office
Biotechnology Australia
CSIRO
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF)
Department of Climate Change
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Department of Health and Ageing
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Therapeutic Goods Administration

Other Useful Links
Agribusiness Association of Australia
Allergen Bureau
American Dietetic Association
Asian Food Information Council
Australasian Bottled Water Institute Inc.
Australian Beverages Council Ltd
Australian Food News
Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology
Australian Nutrition Foundation
Avcare
Brooke-Taylor & Co Pty Ltd
Canadian Food Information Council
Confectionery Manufacturers of Australasia (Ai Group CMA Sector)
Dietitians Association of Australia
ECR Australasia
Food Australia
Food Media Club
Food Safety Information Council
Go Grains
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Home Economics Institute of Australia
Infant Nutrition Council
International Food Information Council
International Life Sciences Institute
Japan Food Information Center
Life Sciences Network
National Heart Foundation
New Zealand Nutrition Foundation
Nutrition Australia
Preventative Health Taskforce
United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Food & Drug Administration
University of Melbourne - School of Land and Environment Master of Food Science

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